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2007 WNBA All-Defensive Team Selections Announced

NEW YORK, August 24, 2007  Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings,
the WNBAs Defensive Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006, was the leading
selection for the 2007 WNBA All-Defensive First Team announced by the WNBA today.
Catchings, a three-time First Team honoree, received 24 points while Seattle Storm
center Lauren Jackson followed with 21 points. This is Jacksons first appearance
as a member of the WNBA All-Defensive First Team after being named to the 2005
Second Team.

Douglas was voted to the First Team for the third consecutive year, while both
Beard and Nolan were members of the Second Team in 2005 and 2006.

The WNBA All-Defensive Second Team consists of Indiana Fever guard Tully Bevilaqua
(9 points), Sacramento Monarchs forward Rebekkah Brunson (9 points), Connecticut
Sun center Margo Dydek (9 points), New York Liberty guard Loree Moore (6 points)
and Sacramento Monarchs guard Chelsea Newton (6 points). Bevilaqua was selected
to the First Team in 2005 and 2006. Dydek enjoys her second-consecutive Second
Team selection, while Brunson, Moore and Newton were voted to the Second Team
for the first time.

The third annual WNBA All-Defensive Team was voted on by a panel of the WNBAs
13 head coaches, who selected First and Second Teams by position. Coaches were
not permitted to vote for players from their own team. Two points were awarded
for a First Team vote and one point was awarded for a Second Team vote.

Below are the results for the 2007 WNBA All-Defensive Teams:

2007 WNBA ALL-DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAM

Player

Team

Position

Points

Tamika Catchings

Indiana Fever

Forward

24

Lauren Jackson

Seattle Storm

Center

21

Katie Douglas

Connecticut Sun

Guard

16

Alana Beard

Washington Mystics

Forward

12

Deanna Nolan

Detroit Shock

Guard

10

2007 WNBA ALL-DEFENSIVE SECOND TEAM

Player

Team

Position

Points

Tully Bevilaqua

Indiana Fever

Guard

9

Rebekkah Brunson

Sacramento Monarchs

Forward

9

Margo Dydek

Connecticut Sun

Center

9

Loree Moore

New York Liberty

Guard

6

Chelsea Newton

Sacramento Monarchs

Guard

6

About the WNBA
Featuring 13 teams and the greatest female basketball players in the world,
the WNBA is the longest-running and most successful womens professional
team sports league in U.S. history. The 2007 WNBA Playoffs tipped off on August
23 with complete coverage through the Conference Finals being provided by ABC,
ESPN2 and NBA TV. The 2007 WNBA Finals begin on September 5 and will be televised
on ESPN and ESPN2.